Mercedes-Benz C300Years to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 3,980 NHTSA owner complaints across 19 model years, the Mercedes-Benz C300 years to avoid are 2008, and the strongest years are 2014, 2019, 2020 and 2022. The C300 has 65 safety recalls on record.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Harvey Bold, CC BY 4.0.
Mercedes-Benz C300 years to avoid
Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the C300 median. Tap a year for its full report.
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Most common Mercedes-Benz C300 problems
All model years combined: 3,980 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Air bags | 1213 | 80 |
| Electrical system | 750 | 52 |
| Steering | 493 | 16 |
| Engine | 458 | 12 |
| Structure | 384 | 17 |
| Suspension | 311 | 2 |
| Exterior lighting | 310 | 36 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 264 | 5 |
| Power train | 122 | 4 |
| 21 other systems | 623 | 77 |
Mercedes-Benz C300 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Showing the 12 newest of 65 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.
NHTSA investigations of the C300
- C300 Wrist-pin allegationNo recall
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureOpen
- Front Roof Panel DetachmentLed to recall 21V-197
- Loss of rear lighting assemblyLed to recall 14V-177
- Loss of rear tail light functionalityNo recall